Racecards
15:10 Ascot
Best Odds Guaranteed At Victor Chandler Holloway's Hurdle (grade 2 Limited Handicap) (Class 1)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £45,000 added
- Form 09-452F
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 159
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, ridden after 3 out, headed next, kept on flat
- Form 113-71P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D Bass
in touch, headway 3 out, led next, ridden and headed last, kept on
- Form 106-361
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
behind, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous
- Form 10-1469
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
early reminders, always behind
Arcalis
296- Form 41/6578-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous
- Form 2130-44
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Jack Doyle
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, no impression approaching last
- Form 9P/3181-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey D R Dennis
chased leader, lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 347/2-P0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T J O'Brien
in touch, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last
- Form 2507-35
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey J P O'farrell
always behind
- Form 4360/5P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey D A Jacob
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, no impression approaching next, soon weakened
Stravinsky Dance
216- Form 11135-9
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, no impression when blundered next, soon eased, tailed off
- Form 06404-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Hadden Frost
held up mid-division, steady headway 3 out, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat
- Form 45-5146
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Giles Hawkins
behind, mistake and reminders 7th, soon struggling, tailed off 3 out
- Form F5201-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey P J Brennan
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never on terms
- Form 6217-25
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey J Pemberton
mid-division, ridden 2 out, never on terms
- Form 32114-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
mid-division on outside, headway 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching next, no impression
- Form 171U38
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey S Gagan
refused to race
In depth
Verdict
David Pipe saddles three runners with claims in this big field handicap hurdle in topweight Lough Derg, David Johnson's Ashkazar and Cesarewitch runner up Mamlook but QOZAK has an obvious chance following his facile success at Taunton on Thursday and is hard to oppose. The selection had a wind operation following his final start of last season when a creditable fourth behind Culcabock in the John Smith's Handicap Hurdle at Aintree's Grand National meeting and that seems to have brought the necessary improvement in the six-year-old who won with any amount in hand at Taunton and he can defy the penalty for that success before going on to better things. Emma Lavelle's Pause And Clause reverts to hurdles having disappointed on his chasing debut at Leicester last month but looks too high in the weights, while Frontier Dancer has yet to prove that he stays this far and is not certain to do so. Nicky Henderson saddles two runners in Tasheba and Stravinsky Dance with the latter certainly looking the pick of the two. The French import makes his debut for Henderson today having shown a decent level of form in his native country a couple of seasons ago and he has to be considered, especially with the yard in such good heart at present. Andrew Turnell's Micheal Flips won well at Kempton last week and he has to be respected but a 10lb rise for that success makes this more difficult as does the presence of Qozak, who is taken to follow up Thursday's success.
Formwatch
Lough Derg (FR) 50-1 (11-7) Led until fell 4th, in a race won by Big Buck's (11-7) at Newbury 3m hdl G1 (1) hvy in Dec, 8 ran.
Tasheba 13-2 (11-8) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Micheal Flips (10-11) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) sft, 13 ran.
Micheal Flips (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Raced on inside, smooth headway from 3 out, led on bit well before 2 out, driven clear after 2 out, kept on strongly, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) sft beating Duc De Regniere (11-5) by 8l, 13 ran.
Ashkazar (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Raced wide, held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off after 3 out, last of 9, well behind Golan Way (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec.
Arcalis 20-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway and hung left after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 22, 19l behind Sunnyhillboy (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Apr.
Pause And Clause (IRE) 6-5fav (11-2) Held up, ridden and mistake 3 out, soon one pace, 4th of 8, 15l behind Theatrical Moment (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Dec.
Viper 11-4fav (11-5) Led and soon clear, 30 lengths clear 4 out, unextended, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Dec '08 beating Kyber (9-7) by 10l, 15 ran.
Souffleur 40-1 (11-5) Ridden and mistake 8th, always behind, 14th of 15, 49l behind Time For Rupert (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl 0-155 (2) sft in Dec.
No Refuge (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Not fluent, always in rear, struggling 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, 28l behind Big Buck's (11-8) at Newbury 3m hdl G2 (1) gs in Nov.
Racing Demon (IRE) 100-1 (11-10) Always behind, struggling halfway, pulled up after 9th, in a race won by Kauto Star (11-10) at Kempton 3m Grade 1 chs (4yo+) (1) gs in Dec, 13 ran.
Stravinsky Dance (10-1) 9th of 11, well behind Rendons Grace (10-5) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 3f hdl sft in Jun.
Mamlook (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, every chance after 3 out, weakened after next, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Celestial Halo (11-10) at Wincanton 2m Ltd hcp hdl (1) gs in Nov.
Nampour (FR) 9-2 (10-4) Behind, ridden and struggling after 3 out, tailed off when hit 2 out, 6th of 9, 35l behind Golan Way (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec.
Frontier Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up, tracked leaders approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on from last, not pace of winner, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Fairyland (10-8) at Newbury 2m listed hcp hdl 0-145 (1) gs in Nov.
Tullamore Dew (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Pulled hard, held up in 5th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, 31l behind Novikov (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.
Qozak (FR) 2-1fav (11-10) Raced wide, chased leaders, led 3 out, came clear after 2 out, easily, won at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft beating Benfleet Boy (11-5) by 10l, 13 ran.
Sacrilege 9-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 5th, weakened under pressure before 3 out, 8th of 13, 16l behind Empty Sky (11-1) at Ludlow 2m nov clm hdl (4) sft in Dec.